Mytee Products, Inc. v. Harris Research, Inc.

NOTE: This order is n0nprecedential. United States Court of Appeals for the FederaI Circuit MYTEE PRODUCTS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, V. HARRIS RESEARCH, INC., Defenclant-Cr0ss Appellant, and . DOES 1 THROUGH 20 Defendcm,ts. 2010-1201 -1226 Appea1s from the United Sta1;es Dist1'ict C0urt for the S0uthern District of Ca1if0rnia in case N0. 06-CV-1854, Mag1`Strate Judge Cathy Ann BenciVeng0. ON MOTION Before NEwMAN, FR1EDMAN, and L0UR1E, Circuit Ju,dges. LOURIE, Circuit Judge. 0 R D E R MYTEE PRODUCTS V. HARRIS RESEARCH 2 Mytee Pr0ductS, Inc. moves for a stay of the perma- nent injunction entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Harris Research, Inc. opposes. Mytee replies. On September 13, 2006, Mytee Products filed suit against the defendants, seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement of Harris’ U.S. Patents Nos. 6,298,577 and 6,266,892 (collectively the “Harris Patents"). Subse- quent to a jury trial which found the Harris patents valid and infringed the district court granted Harris’ motion for an injunction permanently enjoining Mytee from making, using, or selling the infringing pr0ducts. The district court denied Mytee’s motion for a stay of the injunction pending this appeal. Mytee now moves this court for a stay of the permanent injunction. To obtain a stay, pending appeal, a movant must estab- lish a strong likelihood of success on the merits or, failing that, nonetheless demonstrate a substantial case on the merits provided that the harm factors militate in its favor Hilton v. Braunskill, 481 U.S. 77O, 778 (1987). In deciding whether to grant a stay, pending appeal, this court "as- sesses the movant's chances of success on the merits and weighs the equities as they affect the parties and the public." E'. I. du Pont de Nem.ours & Co. v. Phillips Petro~ learn C'o., 835 F.2d 277, 278 (Fed. Cir. 1987). See also Standard Hcwens Procls. v. Gencor Indus., 897 F.2d 511 (Fed. Cir. 1990). Based upon the motions papers submitted, and without prejudicing the ultimate disposition of this appeal by a merits panel, we determine that Mytee has not met its burden to obtain a stay of the injunction Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT: The motion is denied 3 MYTEE PRODUCTS V. HARRlS RESEARCH FoR THE CoURT 1 5 mm /s/ J an Horbaly Date J an Horba1y cc: Anthony J. Dain, Esq. Shaun L. Peck, Esq. Clerk "-ssses'lalF:'tsar“ SEP 1 5 film .IAN HORBALY C|£RK